The Mahomet-Seymour School Board voted in favor of seeing a contract from Educational Leadership Solutions (ELS) as they move forward with finding a Superintendent to replace Lindsey Hall in the summer of 2022. The educational search firm was used by Effingham Unit 40 as they sought a replacement for their […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The fall football season for the Mahomet-Seymour program in 2021 was truly a dream. Eleven consecutive wins to start the season. A state ranking among the top four in Class 5A. Two receivers who became the most prolific duo in school history. The accolades and honors […]
By Fred Kroner The Mahomet-Seymour seventh-grade boys’ basketball team won two of its final three games before the arrival of the Christmas Break. The Bulldogs handled Prairie Central at home, 44-13, on Monday (Dec. 13), lost at St. Joseph, 30-27, on Tuesday (Dec. 14), and edged Champaign Edison at home, […]
Surging COVID-19 cases in Champaign County have local medical professionals concerned as the “real weight” of the Delta variant is filling hospital beds and a new, more-infectious variant, Omicron, sends warning signals in all parts of the world. According to AP News, the Omicron variant accounted for the majority of […]
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com Last year, Ivie Juarez helped Mahomet-Seymour lose a girls’ basketball game. This year, Juarez is helping the Bulldogs win games. Last school year, Juarez was a junior at Normal Community High School. During a COVID-plagued and abbreviated spring season, M-S was seeking a basketball opponent and […]
By Fred Kroner Taylorville handed the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ basketball team its first loss on Friday (Dec. 17), 61-49, in an Apollo Conference game in Taylorville. M-S trailed, 11-10, after one quarter, but the Tornadoes hit three three-pointers in the second quarter and opened up a 33-21 lead at halftime. Ivie […]
By Fred Kroner Dayten Eisenmann nailed four three-point shots and scored a game-high 14 points for the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ basketball team on Saturday (Dec.18) in a 52-38 loss at Normal University High. M-S trailed, 15-11, after one quarter and was still down by four points, 31-27, entering the final period. […]
By Fred Kroner Owen Kearns and Aron Varga were each involved in two first-place finishes for the Mahomet-Seymour boys’ swimming team on Tuesday (Dec. 14) in a three-school meet at Champaign. They teamed up with Mitch McAnally and Carter Logsdon to win the 200-yard medley relay in 1 minute, 50.44 […]
By Fred Kroner Junior Mateo Casillas (195 pounds) and senior Jacob Dobbins (160 pounds) each went 5-0 on Saturday (Dec. 18) to help the state-ranked Mahomet-Seymour wrestling squad capture team honors in the Tyler Cox Dual-Meet Memorial Tournament at Chatham Glenwood. Casillas had one pin for the day and raised […]
Mahomet-Seymour Junior Caden Hatton is making his mark in the field of Illinois state wrestlers. With 12 wins, Hatton is ranked fourth in the 106-lb weight class. He went undefeated early on in the season at Edwardsville with a 21-6 technical fall win. Hatton was moved into the 113-lb weight […]
